Hydraulic equipment or machinery involves or is operated by a fluid that is under pressure, such as water or oil.
The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.
hydraulicallyadverb [ADVERB with verb]
...hydraulically operated pistons for raising and lowering the blade.
hydraulic in British English
(haɪˈdrɒlɪk)
adjective
1.
operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid, such as water or oil
2.
of, concerned with, or employing liquids in motion
3.
of or concerned with hydraulics
4.
hardening under water
hydraulic cement
Derived forms
hydraulically (hyˈdraulically)
adverb
Word origin
C17: from Latin hydraulicus of a water organ, from Greek hudraulikos, from hudraulos water organ, from hydro- + aulos pipe, reed instrument
hydraulic in American English
(haɪˈdrɔlɪk; haɪˈdrɑlɪk)
adjective
1.
of hydraulics
2.
operated by the movement and force of liquid; specif., operated by the pressure created when a liquid is forced through an aperture, tube, etc.
hydraulic brakes
3.
setting or hardening under water
hydraulic mortar
Derived forms
hydraulically (hyˈdraulically)
adverb
Word origin
Fr hydraulique < L hydraulicus < Gr hydraulikos, of a water organ < hydraulis, water organ < hydōr, water + aulos, tube, pipe < IE base *aulos > (with metathesis) L alvus, the belly
hydraulic in Mechanical Engineering
(haɪdrɔlɪk)
adjective
(Mechanical engineering: Fluid engineering)
Hydraulic parts or machines are operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid.
The grab on the tractor would not work because the hydraulic fluid had leaked from the cylinder.
In a hydraulic system, force that is applied at one point is transmitted to another point usingan incompressible fluid.
Hydraulic parts or machines are operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid.
hydraulic press, hydraulic ram
Word builderhydr-/hydro-The prefix hydr- or hydro- appears in several words that relate to water or another liquid.
Examples of 'hydraulic' in a sentence
hydraulic
I fancied I heard a hissing, as pipes bore the increasing pressure of the ship's various hydraulic systems.
Baxter, Stephen ANTI-ICE (2001)
He pressed the button to stop the hydraulic press as the helicopter came level with the doors.
`Drumbeat, did you copy, this is Rescue Romeo, we are inbound on one engine with hydraulic pressure falling.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (2001)
A bus steamed by in a cloud of sooty smoke and braked with a hydraulic squeal at the corner stop.
Lisa Scottoline LEGAL TENDER (2001)
In other languages
hydraulic
British English: hydraulic ADJECTIVE
Hydraulic equipment or machinery involves or is operated by a fluid that is under pressure, such as water or oil.
The boat has no fewer than five hydraulic pumps.
American English: hydraulic
Brazilian Portuguese: hidráulico
Chinese: 液压的
European Spanish: hidráulico
French: hydraulique
German: hydraulisch
Italian: idraulico
Japanese: 水圧の{or}油圧の
Korean: 수력의
European Portuguese: hidráulico
Latin American Spanish: hidráulico
All related terms of 'hydraulic'
hydraulic ram
any large device involving the displacement of a piston or plunger driven by fluid pressure
hydraulic brake
a type of brake , used in motor vehicles , in which the braking force is transmitted from the brake pedal to the brakes by a liquid under pressure
hydraulic fluid
a fluid , usually of low viscosity , as oil, used in a hydraulic system
hydraulic lift
an elevator operated by fluid pressure, esp. one used for raising automobiles in service stations and garages
hydraulic motor
a motor that converts the kinetic or potential energy of a fluid into mechanical energy
hydraulic press
a press that utilizes liquid pressure to enable a small force applied to a small piston to produce a large force on a larger piston. The small piston moves through a proportionately greater distance than the larger
hydraulic ramp
a movable ramp operated by pressure transmitted through a pipe by a liquid
diesel-hydraulic
a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters
hydraulic circuit
a circuit through which water or another liquid, instead of electric current , flows, but which otherwise operates in the same way as an electric circuit
hydraulic coupling
a hydraulic device for the smooth transmission of power in which an engine-driven impeller transmits its momentum to a fluid held in a sealed container, which in turn drives a rotor
hydraulic fracturing
Hydraulic fracturing is a method of fracturing rock by pumping in viscous fluid under high pressure, used mainly in sandstone reservoirs to stimulate production.
hydraulic suspension
a system of motor-vehicle suspension using hydraulic members, often with hydraulic compensation between front and rear systems ( hydroelastic suspension )
hydraulic submersible pump
A hydraulic submersible pump is a pump which is used offshore and onshore for downhole and subsea boosting , and can combine production and injection duties.
hydraulicking
a type of mining that uses water to move rock
hydroelastic suspension
a system of motor-vehicle suspension using hydraulic members, often with hydraulic compensation between front and rear systems ( hydroelastic suspension )
torque converter
a hydraulic device for the smooth transmission of power in which an engine-driven impeller transmits its momentum to a fluid held in a sealed container , which in turn drives a rotor